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Happy Hoosier

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7. Possible... but....

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 07:32 PM

Jul 12

They are separate circuits. They were turned off in sequence.
And 9 seconds later the crew apparently turned them back on…. In sequence. Heard a former 787 engineer who said no such failure mode has ever been observed. So… not ruling it out, but Im
Extremely doubtful that it was a systems failure.

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Air India Preliminary Report - Yikes! [View all] Happy Hoosier Jul 12 OP

Something may have happend on switch circuitry and pilots notified by display panel. Not necessarily malfeasance. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #1

Occam's Razor... WarGamer Jul 12 #5

"One of the pilots intentionally crashed the plane." Disaffected Jul 12 #6

Your example is not analogous. Distrust the obvious, which why we have courts and not lynchings. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #10

We know how India will play it... WarGamer Jul 12 #12

It's not a dog or a dingo. It's a modern jet and 260 people are dead. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #13

because apparently... one of the two people in the cockpit, unless there was a third person? WarGamer Jul 12 #15

Possible... but.... Happy Hoosier Jul 12 #7

Yes, points like that deepen the mystery. Takes deep and complete investigations to untangle such mysteries. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #9

pilot error, p[ossibly intentional. dont ask why, do something about it n t msongs Jul 12 #2

A fatal pilot error malaise Jul 12 #3

Very difficult to be a pilot error Dave says Jul 12 #4

It's so weird.... Happy Hoosier Jul 12 #8

Last night I read a DU thread about this and it was very thorough BigmanPigman Jul 12 #11

Some people are saying the pilot that asked why the other shut JI7 Jul 12 #14